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Wiki T12 fracture

knperry

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I need confirmation on a code for a T12 fracture w/o mention of spinal cord injury. I came up with 805.20, is this right?

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805.2 (no fifth digit) is for a traumatic fx of the thoracic vertebra w/o spinal cord injury. Pathological fx's run in the 733-- series. Hope this helps. :)

Heather Thompson, CPC
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